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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 16, 1956
Page
6
Mr and Mrs J J Dunn and Mr Tim Dunn attended the funeral of the late Hugh Me. Local notices record family mourners and service details for the community obituary.
Laugham of Plumas recalled from Thursday last week as Hugh McLaugham taught around 1902. Visitors included Mr. and Mrs. Briggs of Inglis and Mrs. Roy Johnstone from British Columbia who called on Mervyn and Shirley Dunn on Wednesday. The district held a farewell social for Mr. and Mrs. Denyes and Olga Bulischak's wedding was celebrated August 15 with a shower at Mrs. Nick Magnowski's home.
Winnipeg visitors drop in as Barrie Grosse trips to Saskatoon and a long list of locals enjoy holidays with kin. A Sunday church service and fall Sunday school start at Dropmore United Church, while a charity lawnmower raffle looms at the Dropmore Community Hall. Neighbors extend best wishes for Allan Jennings and many others recover from mishaps as work crews haul timbers for a new bridge over the Assiniboine at Pyott's.
High mass for the late Peter Paquet was sung at St. Josephs Church Russell on Aug 9 with Rev Father Paulette officiating. Pallbearers included Regis Decorby George Plant Romeo Farfardy and Elie Decorby. Interment followed in Russell cemetery. Survived by wife Elizabeth one brother and three sisters. Anthon y Wolochatiuk funeral held Aug 2 at Greek Catholic church Ethelbert for 72-year-old Angusville resident.
Rocherdale residents and relatives enjoyed holidays and visits across Manitoba and Manitoba border towns. J Mactean and family toured Bield. Roy Craig with Douglas Goodbun visited Winnipeg. Barry Cameron and R Johnston traveled to Vancouver, meeting J Alexander and F Spring in Virden. Bonnie and Rick Keay stayed with H Moster in Inglis as the Craig kin held a large Silver Beach reunion for about thirty. Betty Rawlings of Dropmore and Shirley Craig from Russell visited relatives. The federal government expects roughly 1.673 billion in direct taxes this year.
Late classified notes offer a room for two with board in a good location near a school. Contact Russell at phone 246. Also notices announce RM Russell closing from Aug 20 to Sept 3 and Silver Creek closing from Aug 18 to Sept 3 by order of the council. A thank you message from Wilbert Schwalm expresses gratitude to visitors, gifts, doctors, and Sacred Heart hospital staff.
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